California DreamHow A Transportation Safety Net Could Keep More People Off The StreetsAugust 30, 2018Discounted transit fares and subsidies for new shared mobility tech, like scooters and ride-share, could help low-income people stay on their feet. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezCapitol Chat: Flurry Of Activity As Lawmakers Race To Pass Bills Before Session EndsAugust 30, 2018A controversial police use of force bill is done for the year, but two other public safety measures advanced as the California legislature wraps up its session. Ben Bradford has the latest in this week’s Capitol Chat. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentCalifornia Plan To Limit Police Use Of Force Stalls, ‘Felony Murder’ Bill Ekes ForwardAugust 29, 2018 | Ben AdlerThe bill sought to change the rules governing when police officers can use force. It emerged this spring after the fatal shooting of Stephon Clark by Sacramento police. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Wildfires Or Cars? Which Produces More Emissions?August 29, 2018 | Chris NicholsCalifornia's devastating wildfires have led some, including House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, to claim the blazes are spewing out more pollution than the state’s millions of vehicles. Is it true?
Caltrans Crew Clearing Homeless Camp In Modesto Kills Sleeping WomanAugust 29, 2018Modesto police say a 33-year-old homeless woman sleeping in a cardboard box was struck and killed by heavy machinery operated by a road crew clearing a homeless camp.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezHot Tuna Returns To Crest TheatreAugust 29, 2018The legendary blues band Hot Tuna returns to the Crest Theatre on Sept. 4. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezSpoken-Word Poet From Stockton Going On Global TourAugust 29, 2018Stockton’s Brandon Leake is taking his tour across the country and around the world during the next 18 months. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki Gonzalez‘The River City Chronicles’ Brings Stories Of Magical Realism Set In SacramentoAugust 29, 2018Author J. Scott Coatsworth shares his new book “The River City Chronicles,” inspired by “Tales of the City” and his time in Sacramento. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezPolitiFact CA: Air Pollution Claims And ICE ArrestsAugust 29, 2018PolitiFact California Reporter Chris Nichols fact checks a claim by Rep. Kevin McCarthy. He also explores possible ramifications of a recent ICE arrest at the Sacramento County Courthouse. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentLegislative Panel Advances California Utility Wildfire Liability BillAugust 29, 2018(AP) — California utilities regulators would have the option of letting companies charge customers for some of the costs of lawsuits stemming from disastrous 2017 wildfires under legislation that will go before the Assembly and Senate this week.
California DreamTowing Away Your HomeAugust 29, 2018For thousands of homeless people living in their cars across California, impoundment can be the tipping point into joblessness and a life on the streets. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentCalifornia Assembly Approves 100 Percent Renewable Energy GoalAugust 28, 2018 | Ben BradfordIt would be the fourth major augmentation to California’s climate change policies in four years.
EnvironmentToxic Pesticides Found At Most Illegal California Pot FarmsAugust 28, 2018Nine of every 10 illegal marijuana farms raided in California this year contained traces of powerful and potentially lethal pesticides that are poisoning wildlife and could endanger water supplies, researchers found. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
SacRT Board Votes To Reduce FaresAugust 28, 2018 | Bob MoffittThe transit system's board of directors voted to reduce the cost of a monthly pass by $10 from $110 to $100, and a single ride by a quarter to $2.50. The reductions come as RT continues to see falling ridership. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentCalifornia To Create Office Of Elections CybersecurityAugust 28, 2018California is creating an office of elections cybersecurity to combat cyber threats and false information online.
Business Journal: Despite Pandemic, Large Sports Bar Plans To Open In Sacramento’s Downtown Commons This FallFebruary 27, 2021It marks a sign of optimism for downtown Sacramento after a year of pandemic-related challenges. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Business Journal: New Industrial Development Coming Soon To North NatomasFebruary 12, 2021As the coronavirus pandemic has kept people indoors, many have turned to shopping online as a way to stay safe. According to the Sacramento Business Journal, the industrial sector is booming in Sacramento. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Business Journal: Sears Is Closing In Arden Fair Mall. What’s Next? It’s Still UnclearFebruary 5, 2021In their announcement, Arden Fair representatives said they've known this day was coming for more than five years. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Business Journal: The Future Of Office Space In Sacramento In A Post-Coronavirus WorldJanuary 29, 2021Sacramento’s market for office space has declined for the first year in nearly a decade as the coronavirus pandemic has radically changed the way people work. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Business Journal: Some Sacramento-Area Restaurants Are Surviving The PandemicJanuary 22, 2021With the shifting coronavirus restrictions in California, many local restaurants have had to make the hard decision to close over the past year. But some have survived due to support from the community. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
